Primordial Wilderness: I Am Hong Yun, and I Trade My Saint Position for a Wife at the Start - Part 37

Although the Fuxi siblings had arrived at the Purple Heaven Palace early,

Fuxi had his younger sister Nu Wa sit on a Prayer Mat!

He stayed behind her, ready to protect her.

In the enormous Purple Heaven Palace, three thousand people had come to listen to the Dao, yet there were only a few Prayer Mats.

If there was no reason for that,

who would believe it?

Anyone could see it at a glance!

Although he didn't know what opportunity they represented, did Fuxi not want one for himself?

Of course he did.

But Fuxi also knew full well that he and his sister were not strong enough.

There was no way they could each claim a seat!

It was better to plan ahead: let his sister take a seat, while he guarded her from behind.

And sure enough,

just as Fuxi had expected, the two from the West, Jieyin and Zhun Ti, had rushed to claim seats.

Looking at Zhun Ti, who was greeting everyone with a beaming smile, and Jieyin, whose face was full of sorrow,

"Opportunities may be determined by fate, but only the strong can claim them!"

Fuxi couldn't help sighing to himself.

In the end, strength still ruled the Primordial Wilderness!

Jieyin and Zhun Ti even made a point of thanking Kun Peng for giving up his seat.

That nearly made Kun Peng explode with anger.

With a dark expression, Kun Peng greeted everyone in a cold voice. After cupping his hands to them, he left alone.

Zhun Ti then said meaningfully to Hong Yun:

"I must also thank fellow Daoist for giving me your Prayer Mat."

From Zhun Ti's tone, it sounded almost as if he were blaming Hong Yun.

By now, Zhun Ti felt more and more that something was wrong.

"I must have lost my head back then!"

"If I hadn't accepted Hong Yun's Prayer Mat and had simply sat down, Teacher Hongjun might have given me another one when he saw I had no seat!"

Thinking of Hong Yun, though he had kindly helped him out of a difficult situation,

he had ultimately ruined Zhun Ti's opportunity!

A faint resentment stirred in his heart, and his gaze toward Hong Yun turned somewhat strange.

Hong Yun naturally noticed!

The main thing was that Zhun Ti wasn't even trying to hide his gaze.

"This guy—I did deliberately set him up, but I still helped him out of a difficult situation."

"And now he's looking at me like that?"

"What, does he think he can walk all over me?"

Hong Yun felt a little displeased too. Then a thought occurred to him, and he said with a cheerful smile:

"It's a small matter. We cultivators should help one another!"

The smile on Hong Yun's face was truly sincere now.

At first, he had been annoyed. But when he remembered that Zhun Ti was even more annoyed, Hong Yun cheered up.

Besides, no matter how displeased Zhun Ti was,

he still owed Hong Yun a favor and had incurred a karmic debt to him!

Zhun Ti had never intended to thank Hong Yun. Then the system had stepped in directly.

Although Hong Yun hadn't been very satisfied with drawing the opportunity of a "Twelve-grade World-Destroying Black Lotus," seeing Zhun Ti act this way made him feel much better!

Their exchange hadn't escaped anyone's notice.

Everyone's eyes held a hint of amusement!

The others were fine; they all remained silent.

Tong Tian had the most straightforward temperament and actually let out a soft laugh!

"Heh..."

Only then did Zhun Ti notice.

His heart skipped a beat.

"Not good. My actions have made the other fellow Daoists misunderstand..."

But saying more now would only make things worse.

So he could only let the matter drop!

Di Jun had been the first to approach everyone and make their acquaintance. All this time, he had carefully observed everyone's reactions.

The Three Pure Ones were aloof, keeping themselves apart from the others.

Di Jun immediately decided they were worth befriending, but not getting close to.

The Fuxi siblings seemed decent, and they looked like people of great wisdom.

The two from the West, however, made Di Jun frown slightly.

Fortunately, Di Jun had good self-control!

He hid that thought in an instant.

Hong Yun, on the other hand, made Di Jun's eyes light up!

"I'd thought Fellow Daoist Hong Yun was simply quiet and mild-mannered."

"I never expected him to be so magnanimous."

Di Jun certainly didn't think Hong Yun had failed to hear the resentment in Zhun Ti's tone.

But Hong Yun's smile had been completely sincere!

He seemed not to mind Zhun Ti's resentment at all, and had even modestly framed his help as nothing special.

So Di Jun could only conclude that Hong Yun didn't care about the matter.

Instead, he was repaying resentment with kindness!

"This is someone worth knowing. I can be friends with him!"

In that instant, Di Jun had formed all these thoughts.

So when Zhen Yuan Zi, Hong Yun, Hou Tu, Xuanming, and the others greeted everyone,

Di Jun grew even more enthusiastic.

Hong Yun assumed it was because they had already met outside the Purple Heaven Palace before the Second Sermon.

He didn't think much of it!

After exchanging a few words, they remembered that the sermon was over and the Purple Heaven Palace wasn't a place to linger.

They left the palace together.

They looked out at the boundless, gray Chaos.

The Three Pure Ones took their leave first. Jieyin and Zhun Ti followed, saying, "The West is a long way off," before departing as well.

Di Jun smiled at those who remained and asked:

"Fellow Daoists, why don't we find a quiet place to sit and discuss the Dao, sharing what we know?"

Hong Yun froze.

???

What was going on!

Hearing how warmly Di Jun spoke, was he about to recruit Hong Yun and his elder brother Zhen Yuan Zi into the Yaozu?

If things followed the established course of events, Di Jun, Tai Yi, Fuxi, and Nu Wa would come together after the Third Sermon.

"If I join them when they establish the Yaozu, I could even get myself a title like Cloud Emperor..."

"Then I could curry favor with both sides..."

At the thought, Hong Yun shivered.